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(20) MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Examination of Teachers.—During the year, 39 medical examinations
were carried out of applicants for teaching posts under the Local Authority.
I am still persuaded there are serious grounds for suggesting the necessity of
co-ordinating the medical examination of entrants to Training Colleges with those
of other examinations.
(b) Part-time Employment of School-children.—Milk and newspaper deliveries,
general errands, etc., are the usual forms of employment of school-children. In
accordance with the byelaws of the Education Authority, 51 applicants of school-age
submitted themselves for medical examination prior to employment. Of this
number 47 were passed as being fit for employment.
(c) Juvenile Employment.—In September, 1935, the Board of Education
issued Administrative Memorandum No. 137 dealing with the question of
co-operation between the School Medical Service and Juvenile Employment and
Advisory Committees.
The Board requested that procedure should be initiated whereby the Juvenile
Employment Officer should be advised as to the specific unsuitability of certain
children for particular types of work, this information being made available by
your medical officers at the last routine examination of the children.
During 1937 the following recommendations by your medical officers were
forwarded to the Juvenile Employment Officer :—
50 Children unsuitable for severe manual work.
— „ „ „ sedentary occupation.
36 „ „ „ exposure to bad weather.
II „ „ „ work in a dusty atmosphere.
11 „ „ „ work near moving machinery.
22 ,, „ ,, work involving prolonged standing.
19 ,, ,, ,, work causing eye strain.
27 „ „ „ work requiring acute distant vision.
3 ,, „ „ work requiring acute hearing.
The above recommendations relate to 98 school-children.